Role Playing

Greenhouse Emissions Reduction Role-Play Exercisepart of Role Playing:Examples When the science is so clear, why is it so difficult to make agreements that will reduce our impact on climate change? This exercise is designed to help students explore that important question in an active and ...

Wonder Lake, a Case Studypart of MnSCU Partnership:PKAL-MnSCU Activities A town board based classroom scenario where students decide what to do with a parcel of land on the shoreline of a lake. Various interested parties try to purchase, but must answer town board questions in the process. Real issues of land-use, resource allocation, ethics, planning, and impacts.

An Activity to Introduce the Geoscience Perspectivepart of Role Playing:Examples This role-playing exercise introduces students to geology by having them examine rocks from the perspective of a child, a sculptor, a geologist or someone from another walk of life. -

The Grand Canyonpart of Role Playing:Examples This interdisciplinary lesson plan deals with the consequences of damming in the Grand Canyon area. The students, role-playing as scientists, write a proposal to try experimental flooding. -

Eruption!part of Role Playing:Examples Eruption! is a volcanic crisis simulation model in which students role-play villagers, the governor, volcanologists, and the press, working to preserve their lives and homes from an active volcano. -

The High Plains: Land of Extremespart of Role Playing:Examples This lesson plan includes a debate about whether the black-footed ferret should be reintroduced onto public lands and a study of the High Plains habitat. -

Yellowstone Firespart of Role Playing:Examples This module enables students to take a problem-based learning approach to wildfires, in particular whether a "let-it-burn" policy makes sense in Yellowstone National Park. -

Ideas for Resources: Geology Lab Manualpart of Role Playing:Examples This site offers an overview of role-playing activities and contains a partially-fleshed-out list of questions and situations dealing with water, minerals, and public policy. -

The Use of a Piece of Landpart of Role Playing:Examples In this role-playing exercise, students represent groups interested in buying the same piece of land and will need to consult land-use laws. -

The Forecast Factorypart of Role Playing:Examples This is a highly scripted role-playing exercise in which students act out the elements of the weather-forecasting process, from TV announcers to the continuity equation. -